State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Montana
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Montana, $80,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.2% — not 43.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.8%
Alabama vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+53.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $115,630
- p25
- $82,210
- p75
- $146,970
- p10
- $64,830
- p90
- $173,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +125%
Montana
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $80,400
- p25
- $62,560
- p75
- $80,400
- p10
- $61,750
- p90
- $99,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.